Head of Commercial Assurance – Compliance

Role Overview

• Develop and implement comprehensive commercial compliance, risk, and assurance frameworks – aligned to the wider EWR Co risk and assurance frameworks.
• Ensure risk, compliance and assurance reflect commercial best practice and alignment to the Public Procurement Pathway, identifying, incorporating, and communicating changes driven from best practice or government policy.
• Act as the Commercial Risk Champion, maintaining close links with the corporate risk team
• Deliver the Commercial LoD2 assurance service through in-house and outsourced delivery.
• Identify and manage, including budgetary control, external commercial assurance requirements aligned to EWR Co commercial governance at LoD2 and LoD3 (Commercial Expert Panel).
• Monitor and report on compliance with internal commercial policies and external regulations through a defined compliance process and register.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies to manage identified commercial risks, including at procurement, contract, and supplier level.
• Provides expert advice on relevant regulations and issues from a compliance and risk perspective.
• Give confidence to senior management on the effectiveness of commercial compliance and risk management processes.
• Support internal and external audits related to commercial activities, interfacing with and supporting NAO, GIAA, NISTA, and others, ensuring prompt resolution of audit findings.
• Facilitate training and awareness programs on commercial compliance and risk management.
• Collaborate with other departments (for example, Risk Management) to ensure integrated commercial risk management and compliance efforts.

Requirements

• Proven experience in commercial compliance, risk management and assurance.
• Proven record of developing and implementing effective commercial compliance and risk management frameworks.
• Strong understanding of commercial regulatory requirements and the government procurement pathway (commercial lifecycle)
• Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage at all levels of the organisation.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Up to 12% employer’s pension contribution
• 36 days holiday a year (including bank holidays) + up to 2 days to buy
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to a range of benefits on the Perkbox platform
• On-the-spot and annual awards
• Advanced learning and development programmes
• Great work-life balance and flexible working opportunities
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Exceptional IT tools